text_original: In doing this he had to guard the commercial relations of England with the Netherlands, and had also to bow before the selfwill of the king, who insisted on pursuing fantastic designs of personal aggrandise  ment Still he steered a careful course amidst many difficulties, though when he looked back upon his labours of thirteen years he must have owned to serious disappointment.
text_transcription: IN DOING THIS HE HAD TO GUARD THE COMMERCIAL RELATIONS OF ENGLAND WITH THE NETHERLANDS AND HAD ALSO TO BOW BEFORE THE SELF WILL OF THE KING WHO INSISTED ON PURSUING FANTASTIC DESIGNS OF PERSONAL AGGRANDIZEMENT STILL HE STEERED A CAREFUL COURSE AMIDST MANY DIFFICULTIES THOUGH WHEN HE LOOKED BACK UPON HIS LABORS OF THIRTEEN YEARS HE MUST HAVE OWNED TO SERIOUS DISAPPOINTMENT
phonemes: ɪn dˌuːɪŋ ðɪs hiː hædtə ɡˈɑːɹd ðə kəmˈɜːʃəl ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd wɪððə nˈɛðɜːləndz, ænd hæd ˈɔːlsoʊ tə bˈaʊ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə sˈɛlfwɪl ʌvðə kˈɪŋ, hˌuː ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ˌɔn pɚsˈuːɪŋ fæntˈæstɪk dɪzˈaɪnz ʌv pˈɜːsənəl ɐɡɹˈændaɪz mˈɛnt stˈɪl hiː stˈɪɹd ɐ kˈɛɹfəl kˈɔːɹs ɐmˈɪdst mˈɛni dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz, ðˌoʊ wɛn hiː lˈʊkt bˈæk əpˌɑːn hɪz lˈeɪbɚz ʌv θˈɜːtiːn jˈɪɹz hiː mˈʌstɐv ˈoʊnd tə sˈɪɹiəs dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntmənt.